ABAP Editor

The ABAP Editor is a source code editing tool designed to handle the specifics of ABAP coding. It is one of the main components of the ABAP Workbench. You use the ABAP Editor to write and edit ABAP programs, class methods, function modules, screen flow logic, type groups, and logical databases.

If you want to use the ABAP Editor together with the Modification Assistant, read the documentation about Modifications in programs.

For more information about using the ABAP Editor in enhancement mode, see Enhancement Framework.

The ABAP Editor has the following different modes:

• Source code-based editor
  Tip We recommend that you use the source code-based editor.
• Text-based editor
  Note The editor modes are fully compatible and interchangeable. Source code created using one mode is properly displayed by the system in all other modes.